The Secrets of Google Local SEO in 2013

Google Local SEO in 2013 was the topic at the first DFW Search Engine Marketing Association (DFWSEM) meeting of the year, and it started off with a bang. The room was packed and featured keynote presentations by our own Greg Gifford and Chris Silver Smith, who shared their secrets for successfully ranking local pages on Google.

(Seeing the tweets in this post is dependent on the Twitter API, and we know how reliable that is. If all you see is links try refreshing the page.)

Location

We were at our usual location, but due to another large conference going on in the hotel we were relegated to the Spurs Room, which is right off the bar.

DFWSEM Secrets of Google Local SEO in 2013 Meeting

We’re in a different room this time. Just make your way to the bar and you’ll find us. #dfwsem

Attendance

The downside of meeting in this room is the size, and the first meeting of 2013 set a record for the number of attendees who registered online in advance. 117. (Thanks to each of you who did, it helps a lot.) Not to worry, that should not be a problem going forward.

After The Meeting

The real action at DFWSEM goes on at the hotel bar. This evening was no different. As soon as the bar opened the twitter chatter stopped, although there was almost no tweeting going on. Maybe their hands were busy holding something besides their smart phones?

Sarah Hodge and Kevin Adams at the bar after the DFWSEM Secrets of Google Local SEO Meeting.